I&E Institute Learning Opportunities
Pay Equity
Date and Time
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Location
Allendale Campus in Kirkhof Center Rm# 2266
Registration on Workday Learning required to receive a Zoom link.
Description
The gender pay gap is real, persistent, and harmful to women's financial well-being, and at the current rate, won't close until 2088. Come to understand the importance of Equal Pay Day. We will share some of the research being done to support good practices and policies that help put women on par with men, showing how pay equity is good for business. Learn about the policy that you can support to ensure equal pay for all women. And we'll share resources for how folks might be empowered to advocate for themselves whether that's in learning to negotiate for better pay or in supporting programs aimed at closing wage, STEM, and leadership gaps that indirectly impact pay equity.
Learning Outcomes - Participants will be able to:
- Know the purpose and symbolism of Equal Pay Day.
- Understand the historical underpinnings that led to the pay disparities experienced by women and other marginalized people, particularly through a lens of intersectionality.
- See both the immediate and long-term impact pay inequities can have on people affected by them.
- Feel empowered with information, resources, and options for activism should they choose to have a positive impact in advancing pay equity.
Presenters:
- Meagan Treadway (She/Her/Hers) Director of Special Projects, GV NextEd Co-Lab; Marketing & Communications Chair, Women's Commission
- Trista Bergerud (She/Her/Hers) Assistant Director of Programming and Communication, The Graduate School; Vice Chair & Treasurer, Women's Commission
- Katie Perschbacher (She/Her/Hers) Student CARE and Outreach Case Manager, Dean of Student's Office; Membership & Events Chair, Women's Commission
This event also appears on the main events calendar tagged as inclusion.
Contact
Inclusion & Equity Institute
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 616-331-4111